George Bridges Lewis, RN
| Born | 20 Jun 1882 | ||
| Died | 22 May 1941 | (58) |
| Ranks
Retired: 11 Sep 1922 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for George Bridges Lewis, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Carnarvon Castle (F 25) | Capt. (Retd.) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 6 Oct 1939 | 19 May 1940 |
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Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carnarvon Castle (F 25)
25 Oct 1939
HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) is undocked. She then conducted compass adjustment, D/F calibration and gunnery trials off Simonstown. On completion of these trials she left False Bay for Durban. (1)
28 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630B/28, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Durban from Simonstown. (1)
31 Oct 1939
Around 1700B/31, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Durban for patrol / exercises. (1)
4 Nov 1939
Around 1000B/4, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Port Elizabeth from patrol / exercises. (2)
6 Nov 1939
Around 0915B/6, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Port Elizabeth for Capetown. (2)
8 Nov 1939
Around 0730B/8, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Capetown from Port Elizabeth. (2)
9 Nov 1939
Around 1830B/9, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Capetown for patrol in the South Atlantic / passage to Freetown. (2)
17 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800N/17, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from Capetown. (2)
21 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During the night of 21/22 November 1939, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) conducted exercises off Freetown. (2)
25 Nov 1939
Convoy SLF 10.
This convoy departed Freetown on 25 November 1939.
This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Apapa (British, 9332 GRT, built 1927), Canonesa (British, 8286 GRT, built 1920), Cortona (British, 7093 GRT, built 1921), Hopecrest (British, 5099 GRT, built 1935), John Holt (British, 4975 GRT, built 1938), Sobo (British, 5353 GRT, built 1937) and William Wilberforce (British, 4013 GRT, built 1930).
On departure from Freetown the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN).
Around 1645N/5, HMS Carnarvon Castle parted company with the convoy to proceed to Plymouth.
Around 0800Z/7, in position 47°40'N, 11°05'W the destroyers HMS Escapade (Cdr. H.R. Graham, RN) and HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) joined the convoy.
HMS Escapade however left the convoy to hunt a reported submarine a little over an hour later.
Around 1500Z/7, HMS Veteran (Cdr. J.E. Broome, RN) and HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) joined the convoy.
Around 1630Z/7, in position 48°20'N, 09°00'W the Channel section of the convoy parted company. This section was made up of the Canonesa, Hopecrest and Sobo. HMS Veteran and HMS Broke went with them as escorts. The remaining ships and escorts formed the Irish Sea section which all arrived at Liverpool on 9 December 1939.
Of the Channel section HMS Broke parted company around 0230Z/8. The Canonesa arrived at Southampton on 9 December 1939. HMS Veteran arrived at Dover on 9 December 1939. The remaining ships, most likely, proceeded to the Downs. (3)
7 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500Z/7, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Plymouth from convoy escort duty. (4)
9 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1345/9, at Plymouth, HMS Verity (Lt.Cdr. A.R.M. Black, RN) struck HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN). HMS Verity sustained some damage.
Around 1700Z/9, HMS Carnarvon Castle departed Plymouth for Freetown. (5)
17 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930N/17, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from Plymouth. (4)
14 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1745N/14, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from convoy escort duty. (6)
15 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800N/15, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Freetown for Dakar. (6)
17 Jan 1940
Around 0730N/17, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Dakar from Freetown.
She departed again around 1700N/17, to join convoy SL 17 as escort.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy SL 17 ' for 16 January 1940.] (6)
2 Feb 1940
HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Belfast from convoy escort duty.
At Belfast she was taken in hand for a short refit at the Harland & Wolff shipyard during which the main focus was on engine repairs.
[No logs are available for HMS Carnarvon Castle for the months of February to December 1940 therefore some details for these months might be missing.] (7)
21 Feb 1940
HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Belfast for Freetown. (7)
29 Feb 1940
HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from Belfast.
She arrived with defects to one of her dynamo's which eventually proved to be beyond repair facilities at Freetown and it was decided she must return to the U.K. to effect repairs. (7)
25 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Belfast from Freetown.
At Belfast she was taken in hand for repairs to her damaged dynamo at the Harland & Wolff shipyard. Also some modifications were to be made including the fitting of degaussing equipment. Also a quick docking was to take place. (7)
7 Apr 1940
Around 1530Z/7, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Belfast for Freetown. (8)
15 Apr 1940
Around 1045N/15, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from Belfast. (8)
20 Apr 1940
Convoy SLF 28.
This convoy departed Freetown on 17 April 1940.
The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Accra (British, 9337 GRT, built 1926), Cape Clear (British, 5085 GRT, built 1939) and St. Lindsay (British, 5370 GRT, built 1921).
On departure from Freetown the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN).
The convoy merged with convoy SL 28 around 0900N/22 in latitude 27°55'N, except for the St. Lindsay which had straggled from the convoy and joined around 0050Z/23.
HMS Carnarvon Castle was to return to Freetown via Dakar. (9)
26 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700Z/26, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Dakar from convoy escort duty. (10)
27 Apr 1940
Around 1730Z/27, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) departed Dakar for Freetown. (10)
29 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930N/29, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Freetown from Dakar. (10)
1 May 1940
Convoy SL 30.
This convoy departed Freetown on 1 May 1940.
It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Baronesa (British, 8663 GRT, built 1918), Basil (British, 4913 GRT, built 1928), City of Cardiff (British, 5661 GRT, built 1918), Conakrian (British, 4876 GRT, built 1937), Cortona (British, 7093 GRT, built 1921), Duquesa (British, 8651 GRT, built 1918), English Trader (British, 3953 GRT, built 1934), Helgoy (Norwegian, 7116 GRT, built 1920), Helvig (British (former Danish), 2252 GRT, built 1937), Marconi (British, 7402 GRT, built 1917), Phidias (British, 5623 GRT, built 1913), Rodney Star (British, 11803 GRT, built 1927), Sabor (British, 5212 GRT, built 1920), Shrewsbury (British, 4542 GRT, built 1924), Southern Princess (British, 12156 GRT, built 1915), Stonepool (British, 4815 GRT, built 1928), Terje Viken (British, 20638 GRT, built 1936), Tregarthen (British, 5201 GRT, built 1936), Tymeric (British, 5228 GRT, built 1919), Tyndareus (British, 11361 GRT, built 1916), Umgeni (British, 8180 GRT, built 1938), Umvoti (British, 5167 GRT, built 1903) and Welsh Trader (British, 4974 GRT, built 1938).
On departure from Freetown the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN).
On 4 May 1940 the merchant vessel Ascanius (British, 10048 GRT, built 1910) joined the convoy having departed Freetown on 2 May 1940. Also the Shrewsbury and Tregarthen straggled from the convoy. They were unable to rejoin.
On 7 May 1940, the following merchant vessels, which had made up convoy SL 30F joined; Abosso (British, 11330 GRT, built 1935), Clan MacDougall (British, 6843 GRT, built 1929) and Kaituna (British, 4914 GRT, built 1938). They had departed Freetown on 3 May 1940 to overtake and join the convoy. They had not been escorted.
Around 0630A/15, in position 47°05'N, 10°30'W, the convoy was handed over to the local escort [not known which warships this were]. HMS Carnarvon Castle then parted company and proceeded to Plymouth.
The convoy later split into two sections, the Channel section and the Irish Sea section.
The convoy arrived in U.K. waters on 18 May 1940 after the ships proceeded to their destinations.
16 May 1940
Around 0730Z/16, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt.(Retd.) G.B. Lewis, RN) arrived at Plymouth from convoy escort duty. (8)
19 May 1940
Around 2020A/19, HMS Carnarvon Castle (Capt. M.J.C. de Meric, RN) departed Plymouth for Freetown via Dakar. (8)
Sources
- ADM 53/107968
- ADM 53/107969
- ADM 53/107891 + ADM 53/110980 + ADM 53/111073 + ADM 199/219
- ADM 53/107970
- ADM 53/107970 + ADM 53/110956
- ADM 53/111743
- ADM 199/2549
- ADM 199/380 + ADM 199/2549
- ADM 199/218 + ADM 199/219 + ADM 199/380
- ADM 199/380
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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